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Images mark 20 years of Hubble telescope

The most dramatic and significant images of the universe taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have been named to mark the iconic telescope's 20th anniversary in space.

Now, to mark the observatory's 20th anniversary, scientists at Nasa have selected the most dramatic and scientifically-important images it has taken.

Massive clouds of dust where new stars are born, the bursts of light released when stars die, beautiful structures of galaxies and even new planets in distant parts of the solar system are among the images to be singled out.

Nasa has released the images in a new book, Hubble: A Journey Through Space and Time.
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)